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Where does “cȳpe” come from?

cȳpe (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *kipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵey- — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

cȳpe (Old English): basket, cask

Definitions

  1. basket, cask

Ancestry of “cȳpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*kipǭ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵey-to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...

Words derived from “cȳpe”

  • coop
  • cooper
  • cooperage
  • hencoop
  • coopering
  • kipe
  • coopery
  • uncoop
  • incoop
  • chicken coop
  • recooper
  • coupe
  • kype
  • cupe
  • kipe
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